Access to justice and restorative practice
A fair justice system is accessible and deals with matters in a reasonable, expeditious manner. Canberra is progressing to become a restorative city to benefit the community’s wellbeing. We are working across Government and with research partners to develop long term measures of restorative practices in the ACT.
Percentage of civil cases finalised - ACT Supreme Court
This measure shows the percentage of civil matters finalised within 12 months of lodgement in the ACT Supreme Court.
This is important because timeliness is a key element of a fair and accessible justice system.
In 2022-23, 61% of civil cases were finalised within 12 months of lodgement.
Over time, these results have remained stable.
Data source
Integrated Courts Management System.
Chart description
Line graph of percentage of ACT Supreme Court civil cases finalised within 12 months, by financial year from 2018-19 to 2022-23. In 2022-23, 60% of cases were finalised within 12 months compared to 62% in 2021-22.
Percentage of criminal cases finalised - ACT Supreme Court
This measure shows the percentage of criminal cases finalised in the ACT Supreme Court within 12 months from lodgement. This is important because timeliness is a key element of a fair and accessible justice system.
In 2022-23, 82% of criminal cases were finalised within 12 months of lodgement.
Over time, these results have improved.
Data source
Integrated Courts Management System.
Chart description
Line graph of percentage of ACT Supreme Court criminal cases finalised within 12 months, by financial year from 2018-19 to 2022-23. In 2022-23, 82% were finalised within 12 months compared to 64% in 2021-22.
Percentage of civil cases finalised - ACT Magistrates Court
This measure shows the percentage of civil cases finalised in the ACT Magistrates Court within 12 months of lodgement. This is important because timeliness is a key element of a fair and accessible justice system.
In 2022-23, 92% of civil cases were finalised within 12 months of lodgement.
Over time, these results have decreased slightly.
Data source
Integrated Courts Management System.
Chart description
Line graph of ACT Magistrates Court civil cases finalised within 12 months, by financial year from 2018-19 to 2022-23. In 2022-23, 92% of cases were finalised compared to 95% in 2021-22.
Percentage of criminal cases finalised - ACT Magistrates Court
This measure shows the percentage of criminal cases finalised in the ACT Magistrates Court within 12 months of lodgement. This is important because timeliness is a key element of a fair and accessible justice system.
In 2022-23, 89% of criminal cases were finalised within 12 months of lodgement.
Over time, these results have decreased slightly.
Data source
Integrated Courts Management System.
Chart description
Line graph of ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal criminal cases finalised within 12 months, by financial year from 2018-19 to 2022-23. In 2022-23, 89% of cases were finalised compared to 91% in 2021-22.
Percentage of cases finalised - ACAT
This measure shows the percentage of ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) cases finalised within 12 months of lodgement. This is important because timeliness is vital in a fair and accessible justice system.
In 2022-23, 92% of ACAT cases were finalised within 12 months of lodgement.
Over time these results have remained stable.
Data source
Integrated Courts Management System.
Chart description
Line graph of ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal criminal cases finalised within 12 months, by financial year from 2018-19 to 2022-23. In 2022-23, 92% of cases were finalised compared to 92% in 2021-22.
